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Used SUVs Worth Buying in Kenya, Ranked From Money Pit to Safe Bet
Walk any car yard in Kenya and the SUVs outnumber almost everything else. Most of them are second-hand Japanese imports, a few are local-assembly or franchise-dealer cars, and the price gap between…
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Used SUVs Worth Buying in Kenya, Ranked From Money Pit to Safe Bet
Walk any car yard in Kenya and the SUVs outnumber almost everything else. Most of them are second-hand Japanese imports,…
The Ninth-Generation Hilux: What’s Changed, What It Costs and Whether to Wait
Toyota has finally replaced the Hilux that has been working Kenyan roads since 2015, and the new Toyota Hilux is…
Lexus GX 460 or Land Cruiser Prado 150: Same Bones, Different Bills
A Lexus GX 460 and a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 150 come off the same line at Toyota’s Tahara plant…
Buying Guides
How to Buy a Used Car in Kenya Without Getting Burned
Walk onto almost any car yard in Kenya and nearly everything on it has had at least one owner before…
Toyota Diesels Ranked, From Bankrupting to Bulletproof
Ask ten mechanics which Toyota diesel lasts longest and you’ll hear the same few names, usually with a story attached.…
Which Toyota Diesel Is in Your Prado or Hilux, and Should You Trust It?
A plain guide to Toyota diesel engines: the KD and GD families, the Land Cruiser diesels, and how to tell…
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